Is It Snowing, Yet?

Well, Winter officially starts this evening at 6:38 pm. Although we did have maybe an inch of snow a couple weeks ago, we haven't had a snowstorm to speak of as of yet. That might change this weekend, the weathermen say. But as all native New Englanders know, the weather can be quite fickle, and always difficult to predict with any reasonable accuracy. This is New England, and with the weather, almost anything is possible here.
It would be nice to have snow for Christmas, but I do understand the great dread many of us have for driving, and traveling in general, in the snow. It really doesn't bother me much. In fact, I feel quite at home in snow and ice. Probably because of my two years of living with the penguins in the Antarctic. It was two of the most wonderful years of my life. They accepted me as one of their own. They taught me how to swim in the cold polar water, and how to catch fish with my mouth. They also taught me to detect and escape from sharks in the water. It was an incredible two years. I learned so much from my penguin friends. Of course, when I came back, it took me weeks to stop walking like a penguin. It was a bit embarassing.
I also caused a scene when I was visiting the Aquarium in Boston, when, without thinking, I dove into a water tank in order to catch a very tasty looking fish. I managed to talk them out of having the police arrest me. But I did have to pay for the fish.